Primarily Petroliana Shop Talk Forums Shop Talk Petroliana Forums Showcase and Stories, Petroliana Sign of the Month April 2005 West Coast

This month I would like to do West Coast independent companies to include: Beacon, Douglas, Golden Eagle, Hancock, Norwalk, PDQ, Savn Sam, Seaside, Sunland, Sunset, Time, Veltex, and Wilshire (including Polly). These are not all the west coast companies and not limited to the west coast so everyone can participate. As always post as much information as you have and duplicates of signs are fine. Thanks Ted
The first sign is a pump plate from my collection all porcelain Super from Time and the 2nd is a Premium from Time. Co.





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Ted & Pam Roach
Lodi CA.
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A nice original Hancock porcelain pump plate I wish was mine. Ted


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Ted & Pam Roach
Lodi CA.
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Here we have a little California gold. CA. collectors in the area. Ted
Porcelain and neon Mohawk.

Sunset double sided porcelain .

Hancok porcelain and the pump to go with it. Fully functional and fills the old Vicky to go with it.



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Ted & Pam Roach
Lodi CA.
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Many of the early Seaside signs were hand painted. This one on the Solvang Garage was given to them in exchange for "top billing" on the station. Despite the Seaside sign there were several brands being pumped at the islands in the 20's.



The Mendenhall's have an impressive collection of west coast company signs. Here are some examples.









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Should be interesting thread Ted. Here are a couple of photos that I took at Columbus last summer. The Time is a porcelain 6 footer and the Signal was a thick cardboard sign over 6 feet.
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Scott Shipers
WANTED: Imperial Refineries Items
Kansas City, Missouri 64151

Thanks Scott and Curt for supporting SOTM.
Here are some good ones. A Polly neon and a porcelain Beacon. Ted



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Ted & Pam Roach
Lodi CA.
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Ray Sieder in Carpenteria California has an impressive collection of west coast signs. I haven't seen his collection in person yet but he shared these pictures with me so I hope he doesn't mind if I share them with you.

Here are a couple porcelain Veltex pump plates. Ted



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Ted & Pam Roach
Lodi CA.
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OUTSTANDING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ric

Early curb sign.

14" paddle.

Early & later HANCOCKS

UNION GASOLINE sign is painted tin

Double sided hanging signs

HERE IS A GOOD ONE THAT WE SOLD ON EBAY IT WENT BACK TO CAL.

Collector Jim Sharp of Port Hueneme, CA (near Oxnard & Dick Bennett) has amassed a nice collection of Petrolania from garage sales, flea markets and swap meets including these two Seaside signs

Ted, here is another picture for the group. I found this picture that I took of this neat sign at Iowa Gas last summer.
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Scott Shipers
WANTED: Imperial Refineries Items
Kansas City, Missouri 64151

Here is a Radio from my collection. Not as good as the cheese sign but okay for the back of the bus where I am. Ted

A Douglas strip set of porcelains from my ceiling. Ted

Last for now is a porcelain Golden Eagle pump plate.


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Ted & Pam Roach
Lodi CA.
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